Leo McKay, Jr.
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Leo McKay, Jr. (born June 19, 1964) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer from Stellarton, Nova Scotia.
McKay's debut short story collection, Like This, was short-listed for the Giller Prize in 1995[1] and received the Dartmouth Book Award for fiction in 1996.[2].
His first novel, Twenty-Six, was published in 2003. It became a national bestseller,[1] and won the 2004 Dartmouth Book Award.[2]
McKay currently teaches English at Cobequid Educational Centre in Truro, Nova Scotia.[3]
[edit] Published Works
- Like This (1996)
- Twenty-six (2003)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b Twenty-Six, bukowskiagency.com, Retrieved May 20, 2008
- ^ a b Dartmouth Book Awards Winners, halifax.ca, Retrieved May 20, 2008.
- ^ Cobequid Educational Centre Faculty, cec.ccrsb.ca, Retrieved May 20, 2008.
